How to Start a Blog - Complete Step by Step Guide

Starting a blog is easier than most people think.All you need to do is, complete these three main steps and you're good to go.

Three Steps to Setting up your own Blog

How much Does it really cost?

Another objection or rather doubt that a lot of people wanting to start their own blogs come across is, how much would it cost?If you were to hire somebody to design the blog for you, it could easily cost you $500-$10,000 depending upon who you hire.But by doing it yourself, you can setup the whole blog (from start to finish) for just $57 and that includes the domain name registeration and hosting costs.

What all do you need to get stared?

Nothing much.

Let's Get Started!

Step 1: Selecting your Domain name

If you’re new to this term then let me explain it to you.Domain name is the name of your website, for example, the domain name for this website is juststatethefacts.org.This is what your visitors will type in the address bar to get to your site.If you don’t already have a domain name in mind then here are three pointers to choose the right domain name.1. Keep it short.2. Keep it relevant to the topic you’re going to write about.3. Use a .com whenever possible.And I break all the three rules with this site, pretty ironic hah? I’m pretty badass.

Step 2: Register your Domain name and Hosting Account

Since you’re just starting out, i’d recommend you to keep both your domain name and the hosting account with the same company since it will save you the unnessecary hassle of managing nameservers (i.e. connecting your domain name to your hosting account).First, you need to goto Hostgator.com and select “Six month baby plan as your hosting plan”.

Second, on the next page, you need to enter the domain name that you chose in the last step.

Next, you need to enter the coupon code BlogStartupDiscount that will give you a 25% Maximum discount code on your order. This one is special to new upcoming bloggers.

Next, enter your billing details and click on “Create Account”.

Step 3: Install Wordpress

WordPress is the blogging platform that is free to use and is used by over 25% of the websites that exist. It’s easy to use and you know what, this very website is built on wordpress itself.You don’t need any coding experience with HTML or CSS to work with WordPress. You get an easy to use dashboard, where you can manage everything with just a few clicks.Anyways, getting back to the final step.Here’s a quick video tutorial on how to set up WordPress on your domain name.